Friday, April 15, 2011

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A scene from the Broadway musical
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A scene from the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" at the Foxwoods Theater.

The last versions of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” to reflect Julie Taymor’s vision are playing on Broadway this weekend.

Two Points of View, Miles Apart

Robert Whitman specializes in the art of the ephemeral, in this case two performances, occurring at once, miles apart, that inform each other.

Critic’s Notebook

As Tribeca Festival Turns 10, Grumbling Subsides

The festival’s selections, however quirky, offer crucial exposure for serious independent filmmakers.

Theater Review | 'War Horse'

A Boy and His Steed, Far From Humane Society

“War Horse,” the hit London play about the horrors of World War I, and its captivating star come to life at Lincoln Center.

Art Review

Sketches From the Man Of Steel

Mr. Serra is pushing the Metropolitan Museum of Art to new extremes in this first survey of his drawings to be mounted by an American museum.

Critic’s Notebook

More Drama for an Opera, Not All of It From the Singers

Riccardo Muti prepares “Otello” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Exhibition Review

In Dinosaur Science, Size Is Just the Beginning

A new exhibition, “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs,” at the American Museum of Natural History, shows how paleontology is changing along with our knowledge of the extinct creatures.

Science and Secrets in New York City Playgrounds

Exploring five of the most unusual playgrounds among the nearly 1,000 in New York City, where every borough has more than one extraordinary play space.

Inside Art

Josh Smith in Venice And Connecticut

Josh Smith has a show opening May 7 at the Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Conn., and pieces at the Venice Biennale.

The Tipsy Diaries

And Now for Our Special Tonight: The Bartender

Bartenders have a way of popping up behind the bar in other establishments, and it’s not about moonlighting for extra money.

Music Review

Frenetic Intimations of, Yes, Positivity

At Radio City Music Hall, the Brooklyn band featured songs from its new record, “Nine Types of Light.”

Podcast: Music

Larry Rohter unravels the controversy over NARAS narrowing its Grammy award categories; Ben Sisario on the celestial jukebox; and Jon Pareles explains Paul Simon’s best record in two decades.

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Abroad

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Arts & Leisure

Producer, Writer, Star and One Funny Mama

Tina Fey is pregnant with her second child and wrote a memoir. Her secret: “No pigtails, no tube tops. Cry sparingly.”

Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak

Looking back on the New York films of Sidney Lumet, who died April 9, we may miss their present-tense urgency and journalistic clarity.

The Week in Arts
The Week Ahead

April 10 — 16

A selection of cultural events this week.

Red Carpet at the Oscars

Styles and fashions from the red carpet of the Academy Awards.

Special Section
The Oscars

Featuring the critics’ choices for Oscar nominees, the year’s best performances, overlooked films and more.

Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price

Ripping apart precious painted manuscripts removed from Iran, India or Turkey and taken to Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries was routine among Western dealers.

Like a Magic Candle, Los Angeles's Chinatown Relights

An influx of young artists and new D.I.Y. spaces reignited an innovative underground arts scene.

Théâtre du Châtelet Aims to Bring Broadway to Paris

With “Sweeney Todd” and others, the director of the venerable theater aims to lure French audiences with musicals they may not have heard of.

Anna Netrebko’s Bel Canto Moment

The Russian soprano scores a personal triumph as Anna Bolena in the Vienna Staatsoper production of the Donizetti opera.

Lorenzo Lotto, Renaissance Master, Gets His Due

Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale is confident that Lotto is an artist who should no longer need an explanatory tag.

And the Great Furniture Festival Begins

Ever since the Memphis design group made an appearance at the Milan fair in 1981, the hunt has been on for the next big thing.

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